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Honduras's transport authority has seized 31 vehicles operating for Uber, InDriver, and VIP taxi services since February, citing lack of permits, while the ride-hailing platforms are scheduled to meet with Congress on June 10 to discuss regulatory frameworks.

The Public Ministry is investigating Salvador Nasralla's 2025 presidential campaign for alleged use of third-party accounts to receive unreported donations, fundraising in the United States, and possible transfers exceeding legal limits.

An examination by the international organization Witness of three of 37 leaked audios known as HondurasGate concluded that one recording, in which former president Juan Orlando Hernández allegedly asks current president Nasry Asfura for funds to create a digital operation against leftist movements in Mexico, Colombia, and Honduras, is probably genuine, while two others show signs of AI manipulation.

Congress is moving toward approving a structural reform that would divide the state-owned ENEE into three separate commercial entities for generation, transmission, and distribution, with energy experts warning the changes open a path to privatization and could weaken the utility's financial stability.

The National Congress approved expanding a law that shields agroindustrial lands and investments to also cover energy and tourism projects, while adding a clause affirming the law's compatibility with indigenous peoples' right to free, prior consultation on communal lands.

Honduras, where a woman is killed every 32 hours, has approved sweeping Penal Code reforms raising femicide sentences to as high as 60 years and mandating specialized courts to handle gender-violence cases.

Elections for new leaders of Honduras's electoral bodies—the CNE and TJE—will likely slip from this year into January 2027 due to lack of consensus among congressional factions, says the head of Congress's Electoral Commission.

The Public Prosecutor's Office has summoned witnesses to testify in a criminal investigation into Salvador Nasralla on allegations of fraudulent administration of public funds, while a clean-politics unit demands the Liberal Party provide emergency disclosure of Nasralla-linked bank accounts and a mysterious U.S. corporate registration.

Honduran agriculture officials and Brazilian representatives agreed to draft a memorandum of understanding focused on technology transfer, improved seeds for staple crops, and soy development, with the aim of boosting productivity and food security.

The head of CODEH, a Honduran human rights group, said a bill that would expand self-defense law to allow lethal force against home intruders risks being abused and could give citizens a "blank check" to kill in a society already beset by violence and crime.

Employees of Honduras's Judicial Branch are calling on the Finance Ministry to speed up delayed salary transfers, citing risks and uncertainty about their paychecks.

The president of Congress convened representatives from Uber, InDriver, Taxis VIP, and other digital transport platforms for a June 8 meeting with the Transport Commission to address vehicle confiscations and fines imposed by authorities on operators working in a legal gray zone.

A draft law to be sent to Congress on June 10 would create a Judicial Council to handle administrative functions—hiring, promotions, and discipline—with safeguards against nepotism, conflicts of interest, and political interference, separating those duties from the Supreme Court's judicial role.

Eight current and former Central Bank of Honduras employees accused of misappropriation in connection with an 88.6-million-lempira embezzlement linked to former prosecutor Francia Medina will face trial while free, with an initial hearing set for June 18.

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights warned that Honduras's newly approved agroindustrial law could harm indigenous and rural communities' land and territorial rights and deepen social conflict, urging Congress to align it with international standards.

Congress passed legislation declaring legally registered agricultural properties exempt from seizure and ordering police and judicial authorities to respond immediately to illegal occupations affecting sectors such as palm oil, coffee, sugar cane, and citrus.

Honduras's deaf community has complained that the National Congress hired an unqualified sign-language interpreter for official broadcasts, violating their right to equal access to information, and is calling for a certified professional.

Congress approved a law prioritizing agroindustrial activity as a national interest, expediting evictions and broadening criminal penalties for land occupations and blockades, drawing warnings from Cespad, a democracy-studies center, that it criminalizes peasant land-defense organizing.

Liberal Party congressman Roberto Pineda Chacón introduced a motion Thursday to impose penalties for burning tires during protests and for dumping tires in public spaces, citing environmental protection ahead of World Environment Day.

A government commission liquidating ministries from the former Castro administration found contracts charging up to L70,000 (about $2,800) per broadcast minute, along with evidence of political spending and missing computer hard drives, sending its findings to the audit court and prosecutor.

Congress is considering a proposal that would create a legal presumption protecting homeowners and business owners who use deadly force to repel intruders, aiming to prevent automatic criminal prosecution of property defenders.

Liberal congressman Roberto Pineda Chacón introduced legislation to punish the burning and improper disposal of tires in public spaces, arguing the measure targets environmental damage and public-health risks, not protests.

Environmental and human-rights organizations are calling on President Asfura to veto a newly approved law strengthening agroindustry protections, arguing it weakens environmental controls, blocks land reform, and criminalizes peasant land claims under the guise of fighting land invasions.

A bill before Congress would raise femicide sentences to 25–30 years (or 30–40 for aggravated cases), create specialized courts nationwide to handle gender-violence crimes, and broaden the legal definition of power imbalance between men and women.

Congress president Tomás Zambrano has called a June 9 meeting between ride-hailing platforms including Uber, inDriver, and VIP taxi services and Congress's Transportation Commission to discuss regulation and enforcement actions by the transport authority.

President Asfura introduced a bill to modernize ENEE, Honduras's state electric company, through operational restructuring aimed at recovering more than 16 billion lempiras annually in system losses that could be redirected to health, education, roads, and social programs.

A draft law sent to Congress would restructure Honduras's electric system by splitting state utility ENEE into a holding company, creating an independent system operator, and opening the market to new generators and retailers, with experts projecting potential savings of $3.6 billion.

Liberal congressman Roberto Pineda Chacón introduced a proposal to impose fines and penalties for burning tires during demonstrations and for improperly dumping tires in public spaces, citing environmental protection on World Environment Day.

Honduras's Central Bank said it respects ongoing investigations after prosecutors charged current and former employees with 100 counts of negligent embezzlement tied to a multimillion-lempira theft, with arrests made in Choluteca, Francisco Morazán, and Cortés.

Congress approved a two-month amnesty allowing vehicle and motorcycle owners to settle outstanding tax debts without paying accumulated penalties, fines, or interest, covering obligations from 2025 and earlier years.